ACDS INC Cinderella Head Start
A license type: III in Marksville, Louisiana 71351
492 Scallan St, Marksville, Louisiana 71351. (318) 240-6595.
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The short answer
Record last released by Louisiana Department of Education on Oct 27, 2026.
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean4
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Quality rating
- Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
Louisiana lists 15 inspection visits, the latest on Mar 27, 2026 (Annual Inspection).
Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 9 of them.
The Department’s file lists 9 deficiencies cited at 6 visits from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026, each in its words below.
Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, inspection visits. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Louisiana Department of Education, Public records response of Oct 27, 2026: deficiencies cited at early learning centers and family child care homes, Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026. Released Oct 27, 2026. Not updated on a schedule: the Department sent this file once, in answer to a public records request.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 46. Last cited Mar 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2023 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Louisiana Department of Education, Public records response of Oct 27, 2026: deficiencies cited at early learning centers and family child care homes, Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026. Released Oct 27, 2026. Not updated on a schedule: the Department sent this file once, in answer to a public records request.
Mar 27, 2026: annual Inspection2 deficiencies
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Staff Personal Belongings
“1901.P.: Based on observations at 11 a.m., S3 and S4 failed to ensure that personal belongings of center staff was inaccessible to children. The specialist observed a purse and cup on a low shelf in an unlocked closet, accessible to children, in S3 and S4’s classroom.”
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Visual Check of Vehicle
“2107.A.2.: Based on record review at 1:15 p.m., S1 failed to ensure accurate documentation, as per center records, the transportation visual check documentation for the evening route for 3/27/2026, was recorded and signed prior to having been completed.”
Nov 14, 2025: follow Up To Follow Up To Annual1 deficiency
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Requests for CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility
“1811.A.: Based on record review at 10:15 a.m., documentation of a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility failed to be requested and obtained for S2, at least once during a five-year period. S2’s CCCBC expired on 10/16/2025; she was present and performed services at the center on 10/16/2025 and 10/17/2025. S2 received a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility on 10/21/2025.”
Sep 9, 2025: follow Up To Annual1 deficiency
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Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee
“1707.A.1.2.: Based on record review at 10:30 a.m., the center’s director failed to be an on-site, full time employee of the licensed location and there was not an on-site, full time qualified director designee given responsibility for planning, managing, and controlling the center’s daily activities, as well as responding to parental concerns and ensuring that minimum licensing requirements are met.”
May 13, 2025: annual Inspection1 deficiency
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Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee
“1707.A.1.2.: Based on record review at 11 a.m., the center’s Director failed to be an on-site full time employee of the licensed location and there was not an on-site full time qualified Director Designee given responsibility for for planning, managing, and controlling the center’s daily activities, as well as responding to parental concerns and ensuring that minimum licensing requirements are met. This could not be corrected during the inspection.”
May 15, 2024: annual Inspection2 deficiencies
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CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility for Child Care Purposes Required for Volunteers and Staff
“1807.B.: Based on record review on 5/15/2024, at 11 a.m., the early learning center failed to have documentation of a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility from the Department on the center’s CCCBC roster for S1, S2, S4, and S6.”
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End-of-Day Check
“1901.C.: Based on record review at 9:15 a.m., S1 failed to document daily that the entire center and play yard was checked after the last child departed to ensure that no child was left unattended at the center. Per center records, the last visual check of the center was completed on 5/2/2024.”
May 3, 2023: annual Inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee
“Based on record review at 2:15 p.m., there failed to be a qualified director, who is an on-site full time staff person, at the center during the day time hours of operation (prior to 9:00 p.m.) and responsible for planning, managing, and controlling the center’s daily activities, as well as responding to parental concerns and ensuring that minimum licensing requirements are met.”
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Medication Management Training
“Based on record review at 2:15 p.m., S1 failed to have at least two staff members trained in medication administration, whether the early learning center administers medication or not.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | Annual Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Follow Up To Follow Up To Annual | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Follow Up To Annual | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| May 13, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| May 15, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Follow Up To Annual | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| May 3, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| May 12, 2022 | Annual Survey | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| May 6, 2021 | Annual Survey | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 23, 2021 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Annual Survey | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Nov 12, 2019 | Follow-Up to Follow-Up | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Sep 12, 2019 | Follow-Up to Annual Survey | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| May 14, 2019 | Annual Survey | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jan 30, 2019 | Follow-Up to Annual Survey | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed. License type: III. Early Head Start/Head Start. Licensed Center.
- Ages served: PK (ages 3-4)-PK (ages 3-4).
Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, early childhood profiles. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Louisiana acted against it?
- Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t show enforcement actions, such as fines or licence revocations, for individual providers.
Who does the caring?
- Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Louisiana’s Early Childhood Performance Rating for 2024-2025: High Proficient, with a site score of 5.78.
Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, early childhood profiles. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Providers aren’t compared with each other here: the Department’s file doesn’t grade its deficiencies by how serious they are.
Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, inspection visits. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | |
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| ACDS INC Cinderella Head Start This child care provider | Not given |
What the record doesn’t say
- Each deficiency here is from the file of deficiencies the Department of Education sent in answer to a public records request, covering Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026, as it wrote them. The file lists only deficiencies, so a visit that found none isn’t in it; the School Finder’s visits are listed below.
- The Department’s file doesn’t grade deficiencies by how serious they are. Its statements of deficiencies, the reports themselves, open from Louisiana’s own page for this provider.
- Louisiana lists only recent visits. In its words: “Inspection displayed on this page are the last 15 visits or last visits done within 3 years period of time.”
- Louisiana also says: “Inspections conducted before July 2024 that do not have deficiencies may not have an available Inspection Report.”
- Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t show owners, staffing levels or enforcement actions for individual providers.
Sources
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Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, early childhood profiles.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated: the School Finder shows no terms of use, licence or disclaimer (checked 2026-10-17).
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Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, inspection visits.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated: the School Finder shows no terms of use, licence or disclaimer (checked 2026-10-17).
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Louisiana Department of Education, Public records response of Oct 27, 2026: deficiencies cited at early learning centers and family child care homes, Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026.
Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 29, 2026. Not updated on a schedule: the Department sent this file once, in answer to a public records request. No licence stated: the Department sent this file in answer to a public records request. Shown free, never sold.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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Paid listing
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